The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) has seized a significant quantity of cannabis and cocaine following an operation at the Transport Wharf on Water Street, Kingston, Georgetown. On Friday, March 20, 2026, CANU ranks acted on information received and intercepted a suspect carrying two cardboard boxes. A search of the boxes uncovered thirteen parcels containing cannabis...

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) confirms the matter concerning dust complaints on the Essequibo Coast involving Vilvoorden Investment Inc. is now before the court. The Magistrate has directed that compliance with mitigation measures be assessed and reported to the court at the next hearing, set for June 04, 2026. Key points: The court has requested...

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See below full statement from the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC): The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) joins with the global community in observing the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on March 21, 2026. Observed under the 2026 theme, “Mobilizing Political Will: 60 Years of Commemorating the International Day for the Elimination of Racial...

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(Kaieteur News) – President of ExxonMobil Guyana, Alistair Routledge on Thursday made it clear that the company is not willing to engage the Government of Guyana (GoG) to apply a windfall tax on the excess profits being generated in the Stabroek Block due to the higher oil prices. A windfall tax is levied by governments on […]

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(Kaieteur News) – ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL) plans to start engineering and procurement activities in the second quarter of this year for its eight deepwater project, Longtail which is yet to be approved by the government of Guyana. According to the preliminary project schedule submitted by Exxon to the Environmental Protection Agency and included in the […]

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HAVANA, March 20 (Reuters) – Residents across the Cuban capital hauled buckets and lined up for water from tanker trucks ​as a combination of fuel shortages and power ‌grid instability left thousands of taps dry. State water utility Aguas de La Habana confirmed that pumping schedules and supply operations ​have been disrupted by a lack […]

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